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I was recently witness to a debate at a local gathering that began when one man angrily claimed that people who live on their cell phones and laptops are “selfish” and “not connected with people”.
His statement turned into a long discussion with people as young as a woman in her early 20’s to a gentleman in his 7 [...]

A couple weeks ago I lashed out at people, places and things pretty much everywhere I went. I was so angry and later, depressed, without understanding why.
Giving Tree
Most everyday I get to look at trees out my windows because I live among them and working from home gives me this gift. I consider every tree to be a Giving Tree. When I wan [...]

Somebody asked on Twitter the other day how to explain what a blog is to a client. I replied with something like, “Online diary or journal. Easy way to put up a web site.” You get 140 characters to “talk” in Twitter. So I had to be brief.
She thought her client would most understand the web site part. I agree. This [...]

This year my family went out in all directions for Thanksgiving. My husband, Eric, and I went to my Mom and Dad’s for dinner. Not 5 minutes into the meal, Dad asks, “What is it. Again. That you do again?”
My sister, her son and my mom also had “some idea”. Eric took a stab at it. After his elevator speech, my [...]

As a consultant on Search Engine Marketing and Web Site Usability, one of the suggestions I often make to companies who want to establish their online presence is to create a blog. Is this still a good idea?
The seeds of blogging began in the late 1980’s when early adopters of the Internet used bulletin boards to find people and talk w [...]